* I'm 26 years old, making $1,000 a month, with no car, no college degree, 5 grand of debt, and a lot of hope. I have about $50 of disposable income in a month, and that almost always gets spent on coffee. This is what it means to be a starving artist. I haven't bought a new pair of shoes in 4 years. My on/off girlfriend of two years just walked away after saying "I need someone who knows how to navigate the system. I need a house, a car, security."

Sukunai, Real Canadian Hero wrote:Note to any Muslims present. Abuse a female in my presence, and you are being sent to a hospital emergency ward with life threatening injuries. And no human law will make me change my mind.

Damn dude. A while back, I read one of your posts about how your AMVs helped get you to a better place in your career (or something like that). Some of what you/others said back then, and my love of editing, pushed me to move to LA and start my editing career. I worked on a feature starring Lance Henriksen 3 years ago:

But even after all that time, it's film festival premiere (in LA) was just a weekend ago. When I finished that gig, I was out of work for a little while during the dark times of 2009. Hell, even network producers couldn't get financing for TV shows then. I was supposed to be an editor for a "picked up" new series, but it totally fell apart. I was broke and living with my fiance, and she too suddenly decided to leave me after we had had a great 4 year relationship. For the past few years, I've worked a good stable job making stuff like this,

but eventually, even though it's tough as hell, I plan on making my way back to features and TV series. It feels great to see your name on the big screen. Definitely don't skimp on the budget for a good DP. I think you're in a good spot to be doing what you want, so good luck!